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Friday, October 14, 2011

He is not questioned about what He does, but they are questioned.

He is not questioned about what He does, but they are questioned.
  • Explanation: One should not object to the Will of Allah, nor question His doings. Rather, the slaves are to be questioned because Allah is the true Owner of all things without any partners to Him. He owns the slaves and He owns that which He gave them to own. He does whatever He wills with that which He owns. Injustice is not conceived from Him because He is Wise and does not place things in other than where they belong. Injustice can only be attributed to he who is ordered and forbidden with things--as in the case with the slaves. Injustice, then, is to violate the orders and prohibitions of He Who is entitled to order and prohibit. This is why the slave is questioned about his doings as was mentioned in the hadith reported by at-Tirmidhiyy: <<After the people assemble on the Day of Judgment, one does not move to another post until he is questioned about four things: How did he spend the years of his life? With what did he wear his body out? From where did he earn his money and on what did he spend it? and What did he do with his knowledge?>>
    There is no one to order Allah, ta^ala, nor to prohibit Him. Therefore He is not questioned, and injustice and negligence are not attributed to Him. Allah said in Surat al-'Anbiya', 23:
which means: [He is not questioned about what He does, but they are questioned.]

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